What’s Buzzing at UNCG’s Plant & Pollinator Center? Recent Efforts in Pollinator Research, Innovation, Outreach, and Conservation
FOOD FOR THOUGHTCost:
$ 25.00 per personDuration:
1h 30minAbout this experience
Friday, 12:00 – 1:30 pm
September 25
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
A special course that includes an engaging lecture and a boxed lunch.
What’s Buzzing at UNCG’s Plant & Pollinator Center? Recent Efforts in Pollinator Research, Innovation, Outreach, and Conservation
Honey bees and native pollinators are critically important for their pollination services in both natural ecosystems and agricultural settings. However, pollinator populations across the globe are in decline, threatening ecosystem stability and food security worldwide. Many factors have been associated with recent pollinator declines, among them habitat loss and the spread of harmful pests and diseases. At UNCG’s new Plant and Pollinator Center, we are actively expanding our efforts to address critical threats to pollinators. In addition to expanding our work in pollinator-focused research and innovation, we are growing our outreach and educational programming in order to teach the local community and the next generation of scientists about the importance and exciting world of pollinators. We are also actively supporting North Carolina’s ~500 species of native pollinators through local habitat restoration projects. In this presentation, attendees will learn about the Plant & Pollinator Center’s recent efforts to address economically and ecologically important issues such as global food security and environmental sustainability. Attendees will also learn about our work to protect pollinators on a local, regional, and global scale, and our vision for the future of an even bigger and more impactful Plant & Pollinator Center at UNCG.
Refund Policy
To receive a refund, a written request must be received 3 business days before the first class. A $25 processing fee will be deducted from the refund. Cancellation requests received less than 3 business days before the first class but before the second meeting will receive a 50% refund.
ALL written requests should be emailed to emeritus@spartanstrategiesinc.org or mailed to the address below.
Spartan Strategies, Inc.
Attn: Emeritus Society
5900 Summit Avenue, #201
Browns Summit, NC 27214
Your Host
Kaira Wagoner serves as Director of UNCG’s Plant & Pollinator Center and CEO of the honey bee health company Optera. Dr. Wagoner led the research and development of UBeeO, a pheromone-based tool for measuring honey bee colony pest and disease resistance, which is now used to improve honey bee health around the world. Dr. Wagoner has published numerous scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals and is committed to educating the public about the importance of pollinators and the ecosystems that support them. When not in the lab or apiary, Dr. Wagoner enjoys traveling, playing games, and spending time with her husband and three nature-loving boys.